Visiontek Unveils Graphics Card with Built-in Network Accelerator

From X-bit Labs: Visiontek, a well-known supplier of graphics cards from the U.S., on Wednesday introduced the first graphics card with integrated Ethernet processor which speeds up traffic generated by video games and thus minimizes latency. While the graphics card seems interesting, its price may become a limiting factor for its success.

The Visiontek Killer HD 5770 graphics card is based on ATI Radeon HD 5770 "Juniper" graphics processing unit, 1GB of GDDR5 memory as well as Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 network processing unit clocked at 400MHz. The graphics board is aimed at hardcore network gamers who play action first-player shooter games and require highest-speed response possible.

Killer 2100 network processing unit detects game traffic as it is generated and prioritizes it over all other network traffic. As a result, gamers get minimum possible ping and lowest possible response time.

"With the Killer HD 5770, players with mainstream PCs can turbocharge their systems at a fraction of the cost of a new PC. Bigfoot Networks pursues strategic initiatives with companies like VisionTek because of its shared commitment to offering unique, intelligent products to demanding gamers," said Michael Howse, chief executive officer of Bigfoot Networks.

ATI Radeon HD 5770 operates at 850MHz, features 800 stream processing units, 40 texture units, 16 render back ends and uses 4.8GHz GDDR5 memory that connects to the chip using 128-bit memory bus. The GPU fully supports DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.2, hardware-accelerated HD video decoding and post-processing, ATI Eyefinity technology and other innovations.

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